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By David Stanczak Many years ago, a friend of mine explained by way of example, the meaning of the term “chutzpah.” He said it’s like a kid who killed his parents asking the court for clemency on the ground that he’s an orphan. While the term is Jewish, and incredibly colorful, it’s an equal opportunity…

Several years ago, after the Politically Correct Athletic Association extorted the University of Illinois not to use any Native American symbols for its teams, I declared the name Fighting Illini meaningless…